tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953662737424301047.post1954498000882542091..comments2007-02-19T12:20:14.189-05:00Calvin Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17804668096913977957noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-953662737424301047.post-25746574233239497752007-02-19T12:20:00.000-05:002007-02-19T12:20:00.000-05:00There have been presidents who could rise above the mathematics suggested by your decision trees. Reagan comes to mind. He had a knack for clearly laying out the basis for his decisions which, combined with his being unusually likable, lead a lot of people to say "I might not have done this or that the same way, but I guess he's doing a good job." People understand that being president is hard and likable presidents are given the benefit of the doubt. That's why Reagan's critic used to call him the "Teflon President" -- nothing ever seemed to stick.<BR/><BR/>People who'se opinions I value tell me that poor Bush is extremely likable and impressive in person but he doesn't come across that way on television. Rather than Teflon he seems to be covered with sticky-note adhesive. Stuff can be peeled off but it sticks.BigLeeHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05720359383836864551noreply@blogger.com